[Frank Adams] liked the keyboard on his Lenovo ThinkPad T61 so much that he decided to design an adapter so he could use it over USB with the Teensy microcontroller. He got the Trackpoint working ...

Lenovo’s iconic crimson red TrackPoint nub, which has been going strong for three decades, is a staple of ThinkPad laptops.

This is the story of one person’s desire to have the venerable trackpoint in their new keyboard. [Klapse] loves a Lenovo old-style non-chicklet keyboard, so, despite the cost, five were ordered.

But with its new ThinkPad X9, Lenovo is going in a different direction – and after a different kind of customer. But fret-not, loyal TrackPoint ... one Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C.

Externally, Lenovo is using an OLED display across both the 14-inch and 15-inch model, and both use a haptic touchpad along with the well-known (and loved) ThinkPad keyboard. Under the hood, Lenovo ...

is that in addition to a touchpad below the keyboard, ThinkPads feature Lenovo’s TrackPoint system with a small pointing stick in the center of the keyboard. But leaked pictures of a new Lenovo ...

TL;DR: Lenovo's new ThinkPad X9 14/15 laptops have been leaked, revealing the removal of the TrackPoint and reduced connectivity options, featuring only a USB Type-C, USB Type-A, and mini-jack port.

Rest in peace, Trackpoint ... Lenovo is using an OLED display across both the 14-inch and 15-inch model, and both use a haptic touchpad along with the well-known (and loved) ThinkPad keyboard.